General Info: – 2 hours and 20 minutes Toronto – seasonal camping: May – October – 2 campgrounds: Valleyview Bedrock – some sites along the Trent River – pedestrian suspension bridge with views of Ranney Falls– 10km of hiking trails: Drumlin (3 interconnecting loops: 1.2km+2.5km+2.5km) Ranney Falls (1k)River Gorge (3.5km)– no swimming area at theContinue reading “Provincial Park #8: Ferris”
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Provincial Park #7: Presqu’ile
General Info:– 1 hour and 45 minutes from Toronto – seasonal camping: April-October – 8 campgrounds:High Bluffs PinesMaplesLakeside Trails End – sandy beaches – paved roads and bike lanes– 16km of hiking/walking trails:Pioneer and Newcastle (8.1 km)Marsh Trails (1.2 km)Owen Point (2 km) Jobes’ Woods (1 km)– second oldest operating lighthouse in Ontario – migrationContinue reading “Provincial Park #7: Presqu’ile”
Provincial Park #6: Bon Echo
General Info: – 3 hours and 15 minutes from Toronto – 4 campgrounds:Hardwood Hills (drive-in/walk-in)Mazinaw (drive-in/yurts)Abes and Essens (backcountry sites)Joe Perry and Pearson (backcountry sites/portage)– cabins available for rent – Indigenous pictographs– 3 natural sandy beaches – 5 hiking trails:1. Cliff Top Trail (1.5 km) – only accessible by water2. Abes and Essens (3 loopsContinue reading “Provincial Park #6: Bon Echo”
Provincial Park #5: Arrowhead
General Info:– 2.5 hours north of Toronto – all-season campground: open January – Dec (winter camping available) – 3 campgrounds: 1. Roe2. East River3. Lumby – 15km of hiking trails Beaver Meadow (7 km)Homesteaders Trail (3 km)Mayflower (1 km)Stubb’s Falls (2 km)Big Bend Lookout (under 1 km)– boat rentals available – 3 sandy beaches –Continue reading “Provincial Park #5: Arrowhead”
Provincial Park #4: Earl Rowe
General Info:– 1 hour northwest of Toronto– seasonal camping: May – October – car camping in 2 campgrounds:1. Westside: only open from June-September. 2, Riverside: open the whole season and accessible through a separate gated entrance on the opposite side of Concession Road 7 from the main Registration– canoe and paddleboats available for rent –Continue reading “Provincial Park #4: Earl Rowe”
Provincial Park #3: Sibbald Point
General Info:– 1-hour northeast of Toronto – seasonal camping: May – October– car camping– 10 campgrounds – sandy beach + 2 pet beaches – 1 hike Maidenhair Fern Trail (2 km) – in-park museum/historical and cultural centre Directions:https://goo.gl/maps/nKKog5FCuiSAnyPo8 The Good Stuff: Rating and Review Sibbald Point is a convenient, family friendly park with some goodContinue reading “Provincial Park #3: Sibbald Point”
Provincial Park #2: Rock Point
General Info:– 1 hr. 45 min. south of Toronto– seasonal: open from May-October– 4 campgrounds (all car/RV)– long rocky beach along lake Erie– shores are covered in fossils – no boat launch area in park– 1 hiking trail: Woodlot (2km) Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/7iK4Cr9cCSUQKrgc8 The Good Stuff: Rating and Review Rock Point was a pleasant surprise! TheContinue reading “Provincial Park #2: Rock Point”
Provincial Park #1: Balsam Lake
General Info:– 2 hours north east of Toronto – seasonal: open from May – November – 8 campgrounds– sandy beach– canoe rentals available – 2 hiking trails: Lookout (2.6 km) Plantation (4.2 km)– waterfront sites available Directions:https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Toronto,+ON/Balsam+Lake+Provincial+Park,+2238+Kawartha+Lakes+County+Rd+48,+Kirkfield,+ON+K0M+2B0/@44.2004365,-79.7232493,9z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x89d4cb90d7c63ba5:0x323555502ab4c477!2m2!1d-79.3831843!2d43.653226!1m5!1m1!1s0x4cd5398a929a41c7:0x48d66a5bcecaed47!2m2!1d-78.8752853!2d44.6359353 The Good Stuff: Rating and Review Balsam is definitely a well-rounded park. Plenty of campgrounds to suit personalContinue reading “Provincial Park #1: Balsam Lake”
Ontario: The Scope
Canada is big. Covering 9.98 million square kilometres and sharing coasts with 3 oceans, calling it ‘big’ may actually be an understatement. Of those 9.98 million square kilometres, Ontario takes up 1 million (415,000 square miles).It’s a landscape carved by the Canadian Shield – billion year old exposed Precambrian rock that’s one of the largestContinue reading “Ontario: The Scope”
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